“Cyborg” Santos +236She absolutely overwhelmed Carano with her power and aggression. A little sloppiness and a couple of failed takedown attempts show she still has room for improvement, but she came up big in the most important fight in the history of women’s MMA. Let’s see how many people tune in to see her next fight before we decide what kind of future there is for female main events.

Gina Carano -131The face of women’s MMA took a beating on Saturday night, but what does it mean for her celebrity and the popularity of the women’s division? That’s still unclear, but at least we found out what happens when Carano has to face a real striker. Maybe fewer photo shoots and more time in the gym would have helped?

What a weekend of fights, and amazingly, all without the benefit of the initials “UFC.” Instead we had Strikeforce and the WEC (okay, a Zuffa property, but still) teaming up to blow our minds without charging us fifty bucks for a pay-per-view. Now we begin the difficult task of using the Potato Index’s completely arbitrary numerical rankings system to see who’s up and who’s down after the eventful weekend.

Mike Brown +209He beat Faber fair and square, no flukes needed, and he also proved he can last through five tough rounds. Instead of making broken hand-related excuses for Faber, let’s finally all give Brown the unqualified props he clearly deserves.

Urijah Faber -37We can play the ‘what if?’ game with his broken hand all we want, but that’s the fight game. That he still fought well and fought hard afterwards, even in a losing effort, deserves to be mentioned. But he’s not the world’s best featherweight as long as Brownie is around, and that deserves mentioning too.